hare krishna

It sounds absolutely divine (with no pun intended......well maybe a little one....lol)

 

Vanshi vibhooshita kalat navaneeradabhat
peetambarat arunabimbaphalada netrat
poornendusundara mukhat aravindanetrat
Krishnat param kimapi tattvam aham na jaane.

- One whose hand is adorned by flute, whose complexion is like the newly formed clouds, who dons yellow clothes, whose lips are red like the fruit of Kundan; whose face is like the full moon, whose eyes are like lotus flower, I know no truth greater than that Lord Krishna.

 

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Vanshi vibhooshita kalat navaneeradabhat
peetambarat arunabimbaphalada netrat
poornendusundara mukhat aravindanetrat
Krishnat param kimapi tattvam aham na jaane.

- One whose hand is adorned by flute, whose complexion is like the newly formed clouds, who dons yellow clothes, whose lips are red like the fruit of Kundan; whose face is like the full moon, whose eyes are like lotus flower, I know no truth greater than that Lord Krishna.
_Jai Sri Ram_ ........From Bhaskar
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Hare Krishna!

Dear Bhaskar ,

That is beautiful, thank you.

Wish, I could paste that picture here.

Love,

Kumar.

 

Hare Krishna!

Dear Bhaskar,

Forgot to add about your experience while singing the Mahamantra with your Guruji. It is simply wonderful and is a clear sign of rush of bhakti coming to you at that time. If I am not wrong it is because of kundalini power rising due to your mind's one-pointedness at that time. Surrounding vibrations and converging thoughts of all help such occurence. This is why it is always good for a sadhaka to be in the company of like minded people.

Love,

Kumar.

 

Dear Kumar,

I agree with what you say about the awakening of Kundalini Shakti.
I also agree that the company of devotees, sadhakas, those on a similar path is very much to be aspired for. But it is not so easy to get that sort of association. I think it can only come through grace. And good karma. And for some rare souls, the path of solitute can be just as good.

Hare Krishna!

BBB.

 

“You must accept the forms of the Lord. Do you know the significance of the Divine Mother in the form of Jagadhatri? It means that She supports the world. If She doesn’t support, doesn’t protect, the world would fall, it would perish. He who can tame the elephant of his mind, it is only in his heart that Jagadhatri dawns.”



Om Sri Ramakrishnaya Namah!

 

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Dear Kumar,

I agree with what you say about the awakening of Kundalini Shakti.
I also agree that the company of devotees, sadhakas, those on a similar path is very much to be aspired for. But it is not so easy to get that sort of association. I think it can only come through grace. And good karma. And for some rare souls, the path of solitute can be just as good.

Hare Krishna!

BBB.
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Hare Krishna!

Dear BBB,

Thank you for the beautiful post and I fully agree with your views.

Grace comes through our Karma. This karma is very difficult to understand. Everything that we do is karma in our accounts but He does not seem to consider our physical acts (Good or bad). He only sees our minds and accounts only for what is in our minds. The Gita also says this.That is why chitta-suddhi is so much important. And this is why constant prayer in our minds can do the job easily for us. We should constantly pray for the company of His devotees, we should pray to save us from material noise and troubles. Slowly but surely He takes us away from every undesirable disturbances. But we must remember that we cannot escape trials and tests. Everybody went through these and we also have to go through these.

When we learn to love Him intensely then only He ensures that we don't neglect Him anymore and that we remain absorbed in His thoughts alone. He is more sentimental than any girl in love. Slightest negligence from us and He pulls on a long face more frequently with beads of pearls(Tears) in His eyes. It is so true!
A true devotee knows it very well that the Lord cannot tolerate tears in His devotee's eyes, the same way he also tries to reciprocate. He also tries to ensure at all times that his karmas (Mind's thoughts) should not make his Lord upset and cry for him.

To reach this level let us try to do only one thing, let us sing His name at all times to let Him know that we really love Him. He shall do the rest for us.

With love,

Kumar.

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From Sri Ramakrishna Parhamhansa “You must accept the forms of the Lord. Do you know the significance of the Divine Mother in the form of Jagadhatri? It means that She supports the world. If She doesn’t support, doesn’t protect, the world would fall, it would perish. He who can tame the elephant of his mind, it is only in his heart that Jagadhatri dawns.”



Om Sri Ramakrishnaya Namah! From BBB

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Hare Krishna!

Dear BBB,

Oh, thank you so much for this beautiful piece of gem from Thakur.

Today I went to Dakshineswar temple(It is about 20KM from my house), it was so peaceful there ! We did our puja at the Kali temple and then sat in the living room of Thakur where He spent nearly 85% of His life-time. That room is meant for the people who want to sit for meditation there. Thakur's cot and bed are still kept there. It was a wonderful time there. And then this beautiful post of yours ! It is all His grace.

OM RAMAKRISHNAYA NAMAH!
OM RAMAKRISHNAYA NAMAH!
OM RAMAKRISHNAYA NAMAH!

Love,

Kumar.

 

Dear Kumar,


Thanks for your kind and inspiring words!

Hare Krishna!

BBB.

 

Two Paths of Yoga.




There are two paths of yoga, one of tapasya (discipline), and the other of surrender. The path of tapasya is arduous. Here, you rely solely upon yourself, you proceed by your own strength. You ascend and achieve according to the measure of your force. There is always the danger of falling down. And once you fall, you lie broken in the abyss and there is hardly a remedy. The other path, the path of surrender, is safe and sure. It is here, however, that the western people find their difficulty. They have been taught to fear and avoid all that threatens their personal independence. They have imbibed with their mother’s milk the sense of individuality. And surrender means giving up all that.
In other words, you may follow, as Ramakrishna says, either the path of the baby monkey or that of the baby cat. The baby monkey holds to its mother in order to be carried about, and it must hold firm, otherwise, if it looses its grip, it falls. On the other hand the baby cat does not hold to its mother, but is held by the mother and has no fear or responsibility; it has nothing to do but let the mother hold it and cry ma! ma!

Sweet Mother.

 

Hare Krishna!

Dear BBB,

What a beautiful day it is !

Thank you so much for another very beautiful teaching from Sweet Mother and this teaching is the base of all knowledges and is the best for any fresh seeker.

Jai Sweet Ma! Jai Thakur!


Love,

Kumar.

 

Dearest Kumar and Andrew,

Thank you both for inspiring passages and beautiful words. They are very much appriciated.

*Peace and Love*
Nicole

 

Ahhh........
The mother

I studied in a school that was affiliated to the Aurobindo Ashram
hence from an early age I was exposed to Aurobindo 's teaching s

Glad to meet a someone who is follower of Sri Aurobindo's and the mother's teachings

just curious but have you been to the aurobindo ashram in pondicherry ?

 

Hare Krishna!


Dear Half-a-hippie,

Welcome to this thread and the Forums.


Love,

Kumar.

 

Hi - I haven't been to Pondicherry, but I am a great admirer of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, as well as a number of other teachers and gurus.
It is great to have someone posting here who is familiar with Sri Aurobindo. I should think that you probably know a lot more than me about it all with your background.

 

I have been to Auroville a couple of times. It is a very beautiful place. I remember meditating under the big banyan tree, sitting on the cool grass, it was very beautiful.

 

Welcome indeed Half- a - Hippie!

 

Hare Krishna!


It is a pity that so far I have not been able to go to Pondicherry. Whatever I know today about Rishi Aurobindo and Pondicherry is through book knowledge (From writings of the great master Himself, mahayogi Sri Krishnaprem, Dadaji, and Sweet Mother) and directly heard about Him from Ma Indira Devi(Who spent years with Him and saw Him very closely).

His was a great life, a life that tells us many things. It confirms the truth of destiny, the truth that God is very much there and that God is Sakar and Nirakar,both depending on how we look at Him and how we want Him. Rishi Aurobindo was one of the greatest yogis ever born on this earth. He was the picture of total divinity.

I am unfortunate that I missed to see Him and His great disciples, Sweet Mother and Dilip Kumar Roy(Dadaji).

Jai Sri Aurobindo! Jai Sri Aurobindo! Jai Sri Aurobindo!


With love,

Kumar.

 

Yes - I fully agree Kumar - Sri Aurobindo's life was 'the Life Divine'.

He is among the greatest seers of all times and places.
This from 'Savitri':

"His was a spirit that stooped from larger spheres
into our province of ephemeral night.
A colonist from immortality.
A pointing beam on earth's uncertain roads,
His birth held up a symbol and a sign;
His human self like a translucent cloak
Covered the All-Wise who leads the unseeing world."

 

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He is among the greatest seers of all times and places.
This from 'Savitri':

"His was a spirit that stooped from larger spheres
into our province of ephemeral night.
A colonist from immortality.
A pointing beam on earth's uncertain roads,
His birth held up a symbol and a sign;
His human self like a translucent cloak
Covered the All-Wise who leads the unseeing world." .....From BBB
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Hare Krishna!

Dear BlackBillBlake,

It is wonderful to read the quote from SAVITRI, thank you.

Yes brother, there is absolutely no doubt that He is among the greatest seers of all times and places. The quoted gem from the ornamental Savitri tells us all about His unfathomable greatness.

Love,

Kumar.